High Court
HC seeks list of coronavirus and non-coronavirus hospitals
The High Court today sought a list of coronavirus and non-coronavirus hospitals in the country.
31 August 2020, 13:41 PM
SC upholds HC orders on staying trial proceedings against 6 BNP leaders
The Supreme Court today upheld High Court orders that stayed the trial proceedings against six BNP leaders, including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in nine separate vandalism and arson cases filed in 2015.
27 August 2020, 11:01 AM
Suspended DIG Prisons Bazlur denied bail
The High Court denies bail to suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Department of Prisons Bazlur Rashid in connection with a corruption case filed over amassing Tk 3.08 crore beyond the known source of his income.
29 January 2020, 12:56 PM
2009 Pilkhana Carnage: Intent was to dislodge the AL govt
The intention of the massacre and atrocities at the BDR Pilkhana headquarters in 2009 was to depose the newly formed Awami League-led government, create a political crisis, and damage democracy, said the High Court in the full text of the BDR mutiny case verdict.
8 January 2020, 18:00 PM
HC rejects writ challenging Menon’s lawmakership
The High Court rejects a writ petition that challenged Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon’s lawmakership being elected in the December 30 Jatiya Sangsad elections in 2018 from Dhaka-8 constituency.
6 January 2020, 09:57 AM
Stop sand extraction from river near Sheikh Hasina Titas Setu: HC
The High Court orders the government to stop sand extraction from Titas river near Sheikh Hasina Titas Setu (bridge) at Banchharampur upazila in Brahmanbaria in 48 hours in order to protect the eye-pleasant bridge and flow of the river.
5 January 2020, 11:21 AM
HC directs Buet to allow 3 suspended students to sit for exam
The High Court (HC) directs the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) to allow its three students, who were suspended for different terms for their alleged involvement in ragging, to sit for the term final examination to be started on December 28.
26 December 2019, 15:30 PM
HC questions legality of holding JP chairman post by Quader
The High Court questions the legality of holding the office of Jatiya Party chairman by GM Quader as he was allegedly appointed to the post without any council.
24 December 2019, 11:50 AM
HC wants to know number of illegal foreign workers in Bangladesh
The High Court wants to know how many foreign workers are working in Bangladesh without valid work permit, what is the amount of their monthly salary and how much tax they are dodging to the Bangladesh government.
17 December 2019, 08:21 AM
HC wants to know casualties in ship breaking yards accidents
The High Court wants to know how many workers were killed and injured in accidents at the ship breaking yards and what actions were taken against the persons responsible for the accidents so far since 2009.
19 November 2019, 16:02 PM
HC clears way for setting up tourism spot near Mahananda river
The High Court refuses to stay the government’s decision to establish a tourism spot in a piece of land near Mahananda River in Chapainawabganj.
30 September 2019, 15:03 PM
No bar to marriage between higher, lower caste people: HC
The High Court has observed that there is no bar in the law of the land to the marriage between a bridegroom and a bride of higher caste and lower caste.
2 August 2019, 13:54 PM
Get fitness clearance or face action
The High Court yesterday directed the owners of the vehicles without valid fitness documents to collect their fitness certificates in two months, starting from August 1.
23 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Nusrat Murder: Probe role of madrasa governing body chief
The High Court yesterday directed the government to conduct an enquiry against the Sonagazi Islamia Fazil Madrasa’s Governing Body chairman, in connection with the sexual harassment and murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
15 July 2019, 18:00 PM
HC asks ACC to end inquiry into graft case against Nazmul Huda
The High Court directs the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to finish the investigation into an 11-year-old corruption case against former BNP communications minister Nazmul Huda and his wife Sigma Huda in next four months.
8 July 2019, 15:43 PM
Submit report on actions against those responsible in 60 days, HC to govt
The High Court directs the government to submit within 60 days its committee’s report on the travel agency and the human traffickers responsible for the death of 37 Bangladeshis in the Mediterranean Sea in May.
1 July 2019, 08:43 AM
HC wants reports on steps taken to stop fish cultivation in Wasa lagoon
The High Court wants to know the steps taken to implement its 2015 directives for stopping cultivation of fishes in Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority’s (Wasa) lagoon in Dhaka’s Kadamtoli, as its water and fishes are poisonous and harmful.
19 June 2019, 13:24 PM
HC seeks Rajuk’s amended layout plan on Purbachol project
The High Court seeks for Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha’s (Rajuk) fourth-amended layout plan that demonstrated the forest, open spaces, playgrounds, parks and waterbodies in Purbachol project and its proposed fifth layout plan for the project.
22 May 2019, 14:10 PM
IO must submit postmortem, inquest reports to magistrates in 10 days of murders
The High Court (HC) has directed the investigation officers (IOs) of murder cases to submit the postmortem and inquest reports to the concerned magistrates within 10 days of any murder incidents.
16 May 2019, 09:17 AM
HC summons Patuakhali civil surgeon over postmortem report in rape case
The High Court summons the civil surgeon of Patuakhali to appear before it on May 22 for giving an explanation of a postmortem report made in connection with a rape and murder case.
7 May 2019, 14:01 PM